Explosive night of daredevil motorcycle action heads for The O2

An adrenalin-charged, insane freestyle motocross show is exploding into The O2, Greenwich.

Arenacross will be bursting onto the stage on January 12.

A crazy indoor offspring of motocross racing, first conceived in America in the 1970s, the sport takes the most spectacular elements of outdoor racing, boils them down into a concentrated cocktail and shoehorns them into arenas and purpose-built dirt tracks.

Racing is short, sharp and shockingly spectacular with huge triple jumps and fast, banked corners - all designed to provide a high-octane sensory feast.

The competition takes place 40 feet above the track, with riders hitting purpose-built ramps and then attempting to outdo each other as they whip and back-flip 100kg motorcycles in a jaw-dropping display of aerial gymnastics.

Once considered MX mavericks, freestylers are now highly-paid sporting stars who compete in year-round world tour events such as the X Games.